Matt, I don’t think that makes a difference when running in OSGi. The problem 
is that core is calling API and asking it to load a core class. Unless it has 
access to the class it can’t do it. In OSGi it will only have access if 
log4j-core exposes it.

Ralph

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> LoaderUtil is using the thread context class loader by default. If it's not
> set right, you can use of the methods there to specify the correct
> ClassLoader, or you can even push and pop TCCLs essentially.
> 
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 16:46, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Personally, I would rather duplicate the code, as much as it pains me to
>> do that.
>> 
>> Ralph
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2018, at 1:37 PM, Rob Gansevles <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This patch is not effective in case of the BasicContextSelector because
>>> package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector was not included in the
>>> imports.
>>> Only org.apache.logging.log4j.core.osgi,
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util
>>> and org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async are includes as optional imports
>> in
>>> log4j-api.
>>> 
>>> If org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector was added as well,
>>> BasicContextSelector could be used in an OSGI application.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I agree that it is weird that log4j-api depends on log4j-core.
>>> The only reason this is needed because the utility methods in log4j-api
>> are
>>> used to load the classes.
>>> I did a small experiment where I copied
>>> LoaderUtil.newCheckedInstanceOfProperty() from log4j-api to a utility
>> class
>>> in log4j-core.
>>> This also fixes the problem because then dynamic classes are loaded from
>>> core and can be found (since they are defined in core).
>>> 
>>> It unfortunately introduces a lot of code duplication (5 methods from
>>> LoaderUtil).
>>> 
>>> What do you think, would this be a good idea instead and remove all
>>> dependencies from log4j-api to log4j-core?
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 7:38 PM Ralph Goers <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Despite what I said below, it seems that the patch for LOG4J2-920 was
>>>> applied over 2 years ago so this should not be happening with 2.11.1.
>>>> 
>>>> Ralph
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> It sounds related to LOG4J2-920 but the solution provided there has to
>>>> be incorrect. There is no way the Log4j API should be declaring any
>>>> requirements on Log4j Core stuff, especially since the Log4j API doesn’t
>>>> have a clue what a ContextSelector is. That is only use by the
>>>> Log4jContextFactory. I suspect the problem is that LoaderUtil resides in
>>>> log4j-api and since it is actually doing the loading it is causing the
>>>> problem. That means we are either doing the loading wrong or there is
>>>> something broken in OSGi.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ralph
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 10:20 AM, Rob Gansevles <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, that makes sense, but it seems they are still loaded by the
>>>> log4j-api.
>>>>>> I guess this is the reason there are a few optional import-package
>>>>>> declarations in the manifest-generation in the pom for log4j-api:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>   <plugin>
>>>>>>     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
>>>>>>     <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
>>>>>>     <configuration>
>>>>>>       <instructions>
>>>>>>         <Export-Package>org.apache.logging.log4j.*</Export-Package>
>>>>>>         <Import-Package>
>>>>>>           sun.reflect;resolution:=optional,
>>>>>>           org.apache.logging.log4j.core.osgi;resolution:=optional,
>>>>>>           org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util;resolution:=optional,
>>>>>>           org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async;resolution:=optional,
>>>>>>           *
>>>>>>         </Import-Package>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> <Bundle-Activator>org.apache.logging.log4j.util.Activator</Bundle-Activator>
>>>>>>         <_fixupmessages>"Classes found in the wrong
>>>>>> directory";is:=warning</_fixupmessages>
>>>>>>       </instructions>
>>>>>>     </configuration>
>>>>>>   </plugin>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I get the error below when I use the BasicContextSelector, and when I
>>>> add
>>>>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector to the imports in the manifest
>> it
>>>>>> works.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Maybe it is the same issue as discussed in LOG4J2-920 but then
>>>>>> for BundleContextSelector and should a similar patch being applied.
>>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ERROR StatusLogger Unable to create custom ContextSelector. Falling
>>>> back to
>>>>>> default.
>>>>>> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
>>>>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector.BasicContextSelector cannot be
>>>> found
>>>>>> by org.apache.logging.log4j.api_2.11.2.SNAPSHOT
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:508)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:419)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:411)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:150)
>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
>>>>>> at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
>>>>>> at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
>>>>>> at
>>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.util.LoaderUtil.loadClass(LoaderUtil.java:168)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.util.LoaderUtil.newInstanceOf(LoaderUtil.java:207)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.util.LoaderUtil.newCheckedInstanceOf(LoaderUtil.java:228)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.util.LoaderUtil.newCheckedInstanceOfProperty(LoaderUtil.java:253)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.createContextSelector(Log4jContextFactory.java:98)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.<init>(Log4jContextFactory.java:59)
>>>>>> at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native
>> Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
>>>>>> at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423)
>>>>>> at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:442)
>>>>>> at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.<clinit>(LogManager.java:94)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getContext(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:121)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getContext(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:49)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLoggerAdapter.getLogger(AbstractLoggerAdapter.java:46)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:29)
>>>>>> at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:355)
>>>>>> at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:380)
>>>>>> at com.servoy.j2db.server.main.Activator.<clinit>(Activator.java:44)
>>>>>> at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native
>> Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
>>>>>> at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423)
>>>>>> at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:442)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.loadBundleActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:763)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:716)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxBundle.startWorker0(EquinoxBundle.java:1002)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxBundle$EquinoxModule.startWorker(EquinoxBundle.java:354)
>>>>>> at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.doStart(Module.java:581)
>>>>>> at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.start(Module.java:449)
>>>>>> at
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:468)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.hooks.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:114)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.classpath.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:505)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.ModuleClassLoader.findLocalClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:328)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:392)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.sources.SingleSourcePackage.loadClass(SingleSourcePackage.java:36)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:466)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:419)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:411)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:150)
>>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 6:01 PM Ralph Goers <
>> [email protected]
>>>>> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> All ContextSelectors are part of log4j-core, not log4j-api.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ralph
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 7:59 AM, Rob Gansevles <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would like to use the BasicContextSelector in our OSGI application
>>>> so
>>>>>>>> have a single global log4j connfiguration as described in
>>>>>>>> http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/logsep.html
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> However, BasicContextSelector lives in
>>>>>>>> package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector which does not seem
>> to
>>>> be
>>>>>>>> usable from log4j-api.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> This package is not imported in the manifest of log4j-api like other
>>>>>>>> packages (for example org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Is this missing, or am I missing something?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I am using log4j 2.11.1
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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